San Diego duo Gloomsday make an appropriate soundtrack for barreling down a desert highway in a classic car with one too many people in the backseat. The self-described doom pop band, composed of Justin Cota on baritone gutiar and Lori Sokolowski on drums, has been making the circuit of San Diego’s smaller venues, together shaking the walls with every unrelenting cymbal crash and gripping guitar rhythm, providing a fine balance between gritty punk and cantankerous noise pop. The duo is currently in the studio working on a follow-up to last’s year’s self-releasedBelieve the Hype ‘Cause It’s All You’re Got. In the meantime, enjoy their infectious, college-radio approved “Oh La La Hey”. - Jaime Gamblin